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Marion County continues to look for a permanent animal control facility
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Local News

Kaskaskia College and predecessor celebrate 85th Anniversary at Graduation
14h ago
Theme selected for this year's Centralia Halloween Parade
15h ago
Salem Community High School seniors lauded for accomplishments during graduation
15h ago
Keep Salem Beautiful volunteers clean Bryan Memorial Park
16h ago
Centralia High School honors graduating Class of 2025
15h ago
Kell dedicates Veterans Memorial
16h ago

Weather

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FYI

Perkins Street Railroad Crossing REOPENED
West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice
Part of South Hotze Road REOPENED following emergency bridge repairs
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road
Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Host Mattoon Today For Senior Day....Orphans Beat Collinsville, Host Freeburg Today
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Small School Softball Regionals Get Underway
57m ago
Small School Baseball Regionals
52m ago
Lady Wildcats Battle a Bigger Cause At Tully On Monday
54m ago

National News

11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home
2h ago
Florida man shoots neighbor's cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property
2h ago
Inner circle members give testimony as 2nd week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial gets underway
2h ago
Menendez brothers' post-resentencing parole hearing delayed by 2 months
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Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube
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11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home
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Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames 18h ago
2 dead, 19 injured after Mexican Navy sailboat crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, mayor says 20h ago
30 million people brace for more severe weather after deadly tornado outbreak 21h ago
'Strongest in the broken places': Joe and Jill Biden say thanks amid cancer diagnosis 23h ago

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 5/19/25
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Business News

Stocks slide after Moody's downgrades US debt
23h ago
Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump's rollback of tariffs, survey says
May 16, 2025
Inflation is dropping but these prices are still soaring
May 15, 2025
Winners of Trump's meme coin contest potentially include foreign investors
May 13, 2025

Political News

Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
2h ago
Why Biden may not have known about his 'aggressive' prostate cancer until recently
3h ago
Trump calls for 'major investigation' into Kamala Harris' celebrity endorsements
3h ago
Ashli Babbitt's family to receive $5 million in settlement with Trump administration: Sources
18h ago

World News

Iran leader casts doubt on US nuclear talks, saying Tehran won't stop enrichment
2h ago
Russia attacks Ukraine with drones as Trump lauds Putin phone call
2h ago
Evidence of 30-foot ancient sea monster found in Mississippi
3h ago
Family of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander recall dramatic Gaza release
22h ago

Health News

Measles cases reach 1,024 in the US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
May 16, 2025
Florida becomes 2nd state to ban fluoride from public drinking water
May 15, 2025
RFK Jr. says people should not take medical advice from him, defends HHS cuts during congressional hearings
May 14, 2025
US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% last year, reaching lowest levels since 2019: CDC
May 14, 2025

Entertainment News

'Shadow Force''s Omar Sy and Kerry Washington are both real-life Lionel Richie fans
3h ago
Alexis Bledel narrates 'Tuck Everlasting' audiobook to celebrate 50th anniversary
3h ago
Tom Cruise says he will make movies 'into my 100s': 'I will never stop'
16h ago

Country Music News

Kelsea Ballerini's 'Baggage' is packed and she's heading for Charleston
3h ago
Nashville notes: The Opry's rodeo show + Craig Campbell's Ryman benefit
16h ago
Alan Jackson's road dates are wrapped, but he's planning one more at home
17h ago
Kelsea Ballerini's reliving 'The First Time' a decade later
18h ago